Information about the provinces of the Dominican Republic
organized alphabetically by province name.
Azua Province
POPULATION: Greater than 298,000
SIZE: About 300 square miles
LOCATION: Coastal province in the southwest
CAPITAL CITY:
Azua de Compostela Municipality
Baoruco Province
POPULATION: Greater than 111,000
SIZE: About 500 square miles
LOCATION: Interior province in the southwest
CAPITAL CITY:
Neiba Municipality
Barahona Province
POPULATION: Greater than 232,000
SIZE: About 670 square miles
LOCATION: Coastal province in the southwest
CAPITAL CITY:
Santa Cruz de Barahona
Dajabon Province
POPULATION: Greater than 87,000
SIZE: About 390 square miles
LOCATION: Interior province on the NW Haitian border
CAPITAL CITY:
Dajabon Municipality
Duarte Province
POPULATION: Greater than 338,000
SIZE: About 620 square miles
CAPITAL CITY:
San Francisco de Macoris Municipality
El Seibo Province
POPULATION: Greater than 110,000
SIZE: About 690 square miles
LOCATION: Coastal province in the northeast
CAPITAL CITY:
El Seibo Municipality
Elias Pina Province
POPULATION: Greater than 84,000
SIZE: About 560 square miles
LOCATION: Interior province on the central Haitian border
CAPITAL CITY:
Comendador
Espaillat Province
POPULATION: Greater than 333,000
SIZE: About 320 square miles
LOCATION: Coastal province in the northwest
CAPITAL CITY:
Moca Municipality
Hato Mayor Province
POPULATION: Greater than 103,000
SIZE: About 510 square miles
LOCATION: Coastal province n the northeast
CAPITAL CITY:
Hato Mayor Municipality
Hermanas Mirabal Province
POPULATION: Greater than 121,000
SIZE: About 170 square miles
LOCATION: Inland province in the northwest, near the coast
CAPITAL CITY:
Salcedo Municipality
Independencia Province
POPULATION: Greater than 74,000
SIZE: About 770 square miles
LOCATION: Interior province on the soouthwest Haitian border
CAPITAL CITY:
Jimani Municipality
La Altagracia Province
POPULATION: Greater than 372,000
SIZE: About 1,160 square miles
LOCATION: Coastal province on the eastern tip of Hispaniola
CAPITAL CITY:
Higuey Municipality (aka Salvaleon de Higuey
LARGEST BEACH RESORT AREA:
Punta Cana
La Romana Province
POPULATION: Greater than 344,000
SIZE: About 250 square miles
LOCATION: Coastal province in the southeast
CAPITAL CITY:
La Romana Municipality
La Vega Province
POPULATION: Greater than 447,000
SIZE: About 880 square miles
LOCATION: Interior province in the SW center of the DR
CAPITAL CITY:
Concepcion de La Vega Municipality
Maria Trinidad Sanchez Province
POPULATION: Greater than 195,000
SIZE: About 490 square miles
MAXIMUM ELEVATION: About 10 feet above sea level
LOCATION: north central coast province
CAPITAL CITY:
Nagua Municipality
Monsenor Nouel Province
POPULATION: Greater than 203,000
SIZE: About 380 square miles
LOCATION: Interior province in the central region
CAPITAL CITY:
Bonao Municipality
Monte Cristi Province
POPULATION: Greater than 150,000
SIZE: About 740 square miles
LOCATION: Northwest coast and northern-most Haitian border
CAPITAL CITY:
Monte Cristi Municipality
Monte Plata Province
POPULATION: Greater than 222,000
SIZE: About 1,000 square miles
LOCATION: Interior province in the east central region
CAPITAL CITY:
Monte Plata Municipality
National District Province
POPULATION: Greater than 1.4 million
SIZE: About 40 square miles
LOCATION: South central coast
CAPITAL CITY:
Santo Domingo de Guzman Municipality
Pedernales Province
POPULATION: Greater than 52,000
SIZE: About 800 square miles
LOCATION: Southwest coast and southern-most Haitian border
CAPITAL CITY:
Pedernales Municipality
Peravia Province
POPULATION: Greater than 217,000
SIZE: About 300 square miles
LOCATION: Southeast central coast
CAPITAL CITY:
Bani Municipality
Puerto Plata Province
POPULATION: Greater than 470,000
SIZE: About 715 square miles
LOCATION: Northwest coastal province
CAPITAL CITY:
Puerto Plata Municipality
Samana Province
POPULATION: Greater than 139,000
SIZE: About 330 square miles
LOCATION: Semana Peninsula on the north central coast
CAPITAL CITY:
Santa Barbara de Samana Municipality
San Cristobal Province
POPULATION: Greater than 40,000
SIZE: About 490 square miles
LOCATION: South central coast
CAPITAL CITY:
San Cristobal Municipality
San Jose de Ocoa Province
POPULATION: Greater than 97,000
SIZE: About 330 square miles
LOCATION: Interior province in the south central region
CAPITAL CITY:
San Jose de Ocoa Municipality
San Juan Province
POPULATION: Greater than 317,000
SIZE: About 1,380 square miles
LOCATION: Interior province in the west central region
CAPITAL CITY:
San Juan de la Maguana Municipality
San Pedro de Macoris Province
POPULATION: Greater than 392,000
SIZE: About 480 square miles
LOCATION: Southeast coast
CAPITAL CITY:
San Pedro de Macoris Municipality
Sanchez Ramirez Province
POPULATION: Greater than 248,000
SIZE: About 460 square miles
LOCATION: Interior province in the central region
CAPITAL CITY:
Cotui Municipality
Santiago Province
POPULATION: Greater than 1.5 million
SIZE: About 1,080 square miles
LOCATION: Interior province in the northwest region
CAPITAL CITY:
Santiago de los Caballeros Municipality
Santiago Rodriguez Province
POPULATION: Greater than 99,000
SIZE: About 430 square miles
MAXIMUM ELEVATION: About 407 feet above sea level
LOCATION: Interior province in the northwest region
CAPITAL CITY:
San Ignacio de Sabaneta Municipality
Santo Domingo Province
POPULATION: Greater than 3.2 million
SIZE: About 500 square miles
LOCATION: South central coast
CAPITAL CITY:
Santo Domingo Este Municipality
Valverde Province
POPULATION: Greater than 217,000
SIZE: About 320 square miles
LOCATION: Interior province in the northeast region
CAPITAL CITY:
Mao Municipality
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